{"id":277698,"date":"2025-05-30T04:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T04:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/ive-been-kissed-harder-reggie-miller-calls-out-refs-reviewing-flagrant-foul-after-knicks-guard-takes-pascal-siakam-out\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:13","slug":"ive-been-kissed-harder-reggie-miller-calls-out-refs-reviewing-flagrant-foul-after-knicks-guard-takes-pascal-siakam-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/ive-been-kissed-harder-reggie-miller-calls-out-refs-reviewing-flagrant-foul-after-knicks-guard-takes-pascal-siakam-out\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ve been kissed harder\u201d &#8211; Reggie Miller calls out refs reviewing Flagrant foul after Knicks guard takes Pascal Siakam out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4936588\" data-slug-id=\"2538495\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Miles McBride committed a foul against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/pascal-siakam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Pascal Siakam<\/a> late in the third quarter of Game 5 between the Knicks and the Pacers on Thursday. Following a missed Delon Wright attempt, the Pacers raced to the other end for a fastbreak attack. Obi Toppin set up Siakam for a layup before McBride held him back, prompting the referees to review for a flagrant foul.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/reggie-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Reggie Miller<\/a>, who covered the game for TNT, reacted to the referees\u2019 decision to check for a flagrant foul.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCome on, now. I\u2019ve been kissed harder than that. These are the playoffs now. These officials know that. \u2026 This will set playoff basketball back if they deem this a Flagrant 1.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>After a lengthy review, crew chief Zach Zarba announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/miles-mcbride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Miles McBride<\/a> did not have a \u201cwind up\u201d and a \u201cfollow through.\u201d Hence, the common foul, which was the initial call, stood.<\/p>\n<p>Pascal Siakam returned to make the first free throws. He missed the second one, but Jarace Walker grabbed the offensive rebound. Siakam gave Bennedict Mathurin a pass that resulted in an and-1 play. Three plays later, Ben Sheppard sunk a 24-footer to breathe life into the Pacers.<\/p>\n<p>The surge late in the third quarter helped erase a 22-point lead, allowing the Pacers to trail 90-73 entering the fourth frame.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Pacers need Pascal Siakam to play well to beat Knicks<\/h2>\n<p>How Pascal Siakam performs has been one of the Indiana Pacers\u2019 barometers for success in the Eastern Conference finals. In Game 1, Siakam struggled, finishing the series opener with 17 points behind 7-for-16 shooting. Although the Cameroonian didn\u2019t have a big impact, Aaron Nesmith took over the scoring slack.<\/p>\n<p>Nesmith dropped 30 points, including 18 in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter to help force overtime. T.J. McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin also stepped up to make up for Siakam\u2019s off night.<\/p>\n<p>In Games 2 and 4, when the Pacers dominated the Knicks, Pascal Siakam averaged 34.5 points. In Games 3 and 5 losses, the former All-Star averaged 16.5 PPG.<\/p>\n<p>Siakam has a chance to redeem himself in Game 6 on Saturday. 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